AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22595, 7 December 1936, Page 13

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION

INTER-CLUB COMPETITIONS Rain prevented play in the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association's inter-club competitions set down for decision on Saturday, but a few isolated matches were played, in a third grade contest West End defeated Unity by eight games to two. FACTORY ASSOCIATION Following are the results of matches played on Saturday in the Fa-ctory Lawn Tennis Association's Griffiths Cup competition:— Empire Box beat Uomo Brace, B—2;8 —2; Collins Brothers heat Amblers, 7—3. FRANKLIN ASSOCIATION [ I'ltOSl OUlt OWN COIUUISI'ONDKNt] PUK KKOfIE, Sunday The rain yesterday afternoon was annoying to tennis players in the Franklin district, as it prevented them completing competition matches for the second Saturday in succession. A day's matches in all grades under the Franklin Lawn Tennis Association had been set down for the previous Saturday, but had to he postponed a week owing to the rain then. Yesterday a I'nkekoho team went to Onewhero and another to Waiiiku, having travelled over 10 miles for a match and so there was disappointment at being unable to go through with the play owing to rain again. As the fall was steady, and there was an absence of wind, some of the holder spirits continued playing for about an hour, but eventually desisted, wet through. The games have all been postponed for a further fortnight, as another series of matches intervenes next Saturday. MILLS CUP COMPETITION [I'HOM Ol'lt OWN" COKIIKSI'ONDKNT] THAMES, Sunday Waihi tennis players visited Thames yesterday to compete for the Mills Cup. Play had to he abandoned early, owing to rain. The only results were (Thames names first):

—Men's singles: Miller boat Houghton, 0-2; Marshall beat Quinton, o—7. Men's doubles: Miller and Cameron beat Stainton and Wolfemlen, !i I; Jensen and Cnrrie beat Howe and Simpson, it —3. Ladies' double*: Misses Ritchie and Bongard beat Misses Moir and Delaney, 7 —2; Misses Dauby and Sniilli tieat Mrs. Hunter and Miss Patterson, 7 —»i. DUN LOP SHIELD CONTEST [BY TKI.KGKAI'U —OWN COUUKSI-ondknt] TE PUKE, Sunday 'L'e Puke beat Tauranga South in the Dunlop Shield lawn tennis competition at Te 1 »uke to-day by 1 I names to two. Results are as follows, Te Puke players being mentioned first: Ladies' singles: Mrs. Chappie beat Miss (iilbert, O—o—s; Miss Wallace beat Miss Blomiiuist, o—l,0 —I, 0 —1; Miss (ilovne beat Mrs. Johnston, o—3, 0—1; Mrs. Cook lost to Miss Pole, (i —2, 3 —o, i—(i. Men's singles: Richards heat Bloor, (J —1, o I; Cameron lost to Hardy, o—2 3—o, I—<>;1 —<>; Wilsrn beat Underwood, •I—o, o—l,0 —1, <; — J ; Davies beat Whitworth, <»—O —-1 • Ladies' doubles: Mrs. Chappie and Miss Wallace bent Misses (lilbert and Blomquist, <> —0, O — 1; Miss C.loyne and Mrs. Cook beat Mrs. Johnston anil Miss Pole, o—3, 3 —o, o—2. Men's doubles: Cameron and Davies beat Bloor arid Hardy, O- - 1. o—3;0 —3; Richards and Wilson heal Underwood and Whitwortli, 0 3, if—l Combined doubles: Mrs. Chappie and Cameron beat Miss (lilbert and Bloor, o—l, 3—(i, ft—2: Miss Wallace and Davies >n-->< \tr-i .lohiwton and Hardy, o—2,0—2, s—O.5—O.

o—s;* Miss Olovne and Wilson beat Miss Blomqu'ist Mid Underwood, o—2. 0—0; Mrs. Cook nnd Richards heat Miss Pole arid \\ hitworth, C—l, (s—*4.